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External File Sharing

Secure collaboration and file transfer for Defence and Defence Industry

Protect mission-critical information with sovereignty and control.

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Effortless to use, simple to govern, and secure by design.

Because when secure collaboration is too complex, teams find workarounds. For primes, subcontractors, and agencies navigating classified information, export controls, and compliance obligations, these workarounds expose sensitive ITAR, USML, and DISP data. 

The consequences are severe. Fines, programme suspension, and national security risk. 

Objective Connect provides an interoperable, sovereign Australian infrastructure with zero-trust architecture that teams willingly adopt. EAR, DISP, and AUKUS obligations are supported by design. Not left to chance.

Protect

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Protect

Sovereign, independently assessed security for classified Defence and ITAR-controlled data

Sovereign data residency

Your Defence data is hosted on AWS PROTECTED zones, built on Defence in Depth architecture. Foreign jurisdiction claims are blocked by infrastructure, giving you full sovereign control over your most sensitive programmes.

IRAP PROTECTED. 800+ controls. Independently assessed

Independently verified against the Australian Government's Information Security Manual and Defence security frameworks. Not self-assessed. Proven.

Your ITAR and USML data is encrypted end-to-end. No exceptions

Every file is encrypted in transit and at rest, from prime to subcontractor to allied agency. No gaps, no unprotected transfers, no risk of controlled technical data being intercepted across your supply chain.

Threats found and fixed, before they become incidents

Automated and independent penetration testing runs continuously. Weaknesses are addressed before they become incidents.

Control

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Control

Precise, need-to-know access control for Defence primes, contractors, and allied agencies

Same workspace, different access, total control

Tag-Based Access Control (TBAC) manages dozens of organisations, clearance levels and ITAR requirements without workspace silos or duplicate documents. Tag users, set policies, tag assets. The right people get access, every time.

Unauthorised users see nothing

ITAR-controlled and USML-category data is invisible without clearance or citizenship tags. Accidental disclosure is eliminated by design.

Stop all-or-nothing access

Set precise permissions at a workspace level - view, edit, download or preview-only. Define exactly what the role or clearance level requires.

No loose ends when contracts or clearances change.

Revoke access instantly. No former contractors left with access to classified programme data.

Collaborate

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Collaborate

Collaborate on classified programmes or complex supply chains, in one secure workspace

Every partner in one secure workspace

Primes, subcontractors and allied agencies operate in one secure workspace from day one. No complex setup. No fragmented tools.

Co-author, comment, and sign off. Without leaving the workspace

Assign review and sign-off tasks, leave comments and co-author directly within the secure workspace. Faster decisions. Shorter programme timelines.

Large files, transferred securely

CAD models, technical drawings and USML-category specifications are often too large for email and too sensitive for consumer tools. Transfer instantly across primes, contractors and agencies up to 25GB. No physical media or risky workarounds.

The right version, every time, across your entire contractor network

Every participant works from the same controlled document. Every revision is saved, recorded and reported. No conflicting versions or technical drawings. 

Prove

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Prove

Tamper-proof audit trails, sovereign digital signatures and instant compliance report for Defence export control compliance.

Always audit-ready and tamper-proof. Built for ITAR and DISP

Every upload, preview, download and approval is logged automatically in real time. A complete, individual-level record of who accessed what, when, and under what authorisation.

Approvals signed, maintaining the chain of custody

Sign contracts, ECPs and specifications within the platform. No documents are to leave the secure environment. Signatory identity, authority and timestamp are recorded on every file.

Export control compliance reports ready in seconds

Transform your audit trail into an executive-ready compliance report on demand. Always ready for ITAR, DISP and export control authority reviews.

Prove who had access. And who never did

In any export control or DISP review, proving unauthorised users never accessed controlled data is as critical as proving who did. The complete access record gives you both answers.



One platform, many processes.

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Approved users view ITAR-controlled files without the ability to download, print or copy. Controlled technical data stays where it belongs.

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Geo-locking

Restrict access to approved regions to comply with export controls and sovereignty requirements.

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Digital signatures

Personal accountability for every export certification and contract, without leaving the secure workspace.

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Multi-factor authentication (MFA)

Only verified users gain access. Credentials alone are never enough.

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Scalable administration

Easily manage users, permissions and workspace ownership across entire programmes or organisations.

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Mobile access

Secure collaboration from smartphone or tablet. Field teams and headquarters, connected without compromise.

Explore Objective Connect

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Objective Connect became the digital control room for a complex and innovative space project.

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Project Coordinator for Strategic Projects, Space Hub Sutherland

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More than 200 organisations worldwide rely on Objective Connect to share content securely

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FAQs

How does Objective Connect support ITAR and export control compliance?

How does Objective Connect handle access control across a complex Defence supply chain?

What differentiates Objective Connect from other secure file sharing solutions for Defence?

Can Objective Connect integrate with existing Defence governance systems?

Is Objective Connect mobile-friendly for secure Defence Industry collaboration?

How does Objective Connect reduce the risk of data breaches and unauthorised access?

Can external partners and contractors use Objective Connect without compromising security?


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